Revolution: one complete trip of one object around another object.
Rotation: a complete spin on an axis.
Planet: a large object that orbits a star and does not produce its own light.
Moon: a natural object that orbits a planet.
Asteroid: rocky objects orbiting the sun, usually found between Mars and Jupiter.
Star: an object in space that produces its own energy, including heat and light.
Solar System: made up of a star and the objects that orbit around it.
Galilean Moons: Jupiter's largest moons- Ganymede, Calliston, Io, and Europa. Named after Galileo who discovered them with his telescope in 1610.
Comet: mixture of frozen gases, ice, dust, and rock that move in an orbit around the sun.
Dwarf planet: object that is spherical in shape, orbits the sun, and does not clear its orbit of smaller debris.
Star: object that produces its own energy, including heat and light.
Nebula: huge cloud of gases and dust.
White Dwarf: small and very dense star that shines with a cooler white light.
Supernova: exploding star.
Constellations: patterns of stars.
Star Charts: Maps of the night sky that help you locate a star or constellation.
Rotation: a complete spin on an axis.
Planet: a large object that orbits a star and does not produce its own light.
Moon: a natural object that orbits a planet.
Asteroid: rocky objects orbiting the sun, usually found between Mars and Jupiter.
Star: an object in space that produces its own energy, including heat and light.
Solar System: made up of a star and the objects that orbit around it.
Galilean Moons: Jupiter's largest moons- Ganymede, Calliston, Io, and Europa. Named after Galileo who discovered them with his telescope in 1610.
Comet: mixture of frozen gases, ice, dust, and rock that move in an orbit around the sun.
Dwarf planet: object that is spherical in shape, orbits the sun, and does not clear its orbit of smaller debris.
Star: object that produces its own energy, including heat and light.
Nebula: huge cloud of gases and dust.
White Dwarf: small and very dense star that shines with a cooler white light.
Supernova: exploding star.
Constellations: patterns of stars.
Star Charts: Maps of the night sky that help you locate a star or constellation.